The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-18
CONTEST FOR THE MAYORALTY.
Ed G. Smith Filcs IA Protest.

nor this morning win the CITY secrc
tary. The protest objects TO the said
w. c. Connor being installed and
qualified as mayor of the city Of Dal-
las for various reasons:
First-Because contestant says that
said w. G.. Connor does not and did
not on April 8, 1887, possess the quail
ilcations for mayor as prescribed i'll
the charter of the city of Dallas in
,his; That said Connor is in arrears i'll
the payment and performance of n
liability to the city of Dallas under
the charter in Contract granting to
and accepted by the Commerce& Ervay
Street Railroad Company on to-wit'
the 18th day of August, 1886; and in
this: That said w. G. Connor is di-
rectly interested with the said Com
merce & Ervay Street Railroad Com
pany in contract with the city GREAT
ed by said charter, in reference to paw
ing and grading streets, and in the
construction, repair and protection of
sewers, drains, culveris and gIlllies in
the city of Dallas, crossing which the
line on said Commerce e Ervay Street
Railroad runs, and as lndcmnities to
the city against any danger or injury
TO property or person that may be oc-
casioned by the construction or opera.
tion of said road and in a contract
for furnishing the supply of trans
portation TO the policemen of said
city, the police department being one
of the institutions of said city, from
point to point, for the purpose of dis
charging official duty.
And further that he hath direct in
terest with said street railroad in a
contract with the city of Dallas to
keep and maintain the crossings of all
other roads, and that he is in every
way under obligation and agreement
TO maintain the interest of said roads.
Mr.. Smith further protests and OBJ
iects to w. c. Connor being qualified
because he is interested in the consol.
idated street railway company
which must be opposed by the mayor
OF the city of Dallas. That Mr. Con-
nor is interested with diverse and sun
dry parties and corporations. The
contestant prays that these objections
be enquired into and the eligibility of
w. c. Connor be determined and pass
ed upon and that it be determined
and resolved that said w. c. Connor is
Ineligible to the Office of mayor and
that his pretended election is void
Also that said Connor did not receive
a plurality of the votes of the legally
qualified electors of the city of Dallas
and is therefore not entitled to the of
flee of mayor, but thai plurality of
the votes of the legally qualified eiec-
tors of the city cast at said election
were in truth and in fact voted for
contestant, by reason whereof the said
L. c. Smith is entitled to be sworn in
as the qualified mayor of the city of
Dallas.
GROUNDS OF CONTEST
Relating 10 alleged illegal voting,
contestant states that heretofore oil the |
5th day OF April, 1887 an election was
held in Dallas. That contestant claims
that at said election he was duly elect
ed mayor of said city, but contestee
was not elected the contestant receiv-
cd more votes cast by the qualified
electors than contestee; that in said
election ITO ballots wcrc cast by the
qualified electors of said city for con-
testant, and the contestee claims to
have received 1172 ballots; that con-
testee only received 67s legal votes
contestant says that in computing the
vote received by said contestee, the
said conteslee claims to have received
500 votes in the 4th ward of said city
and contestant 15Ovotes in said ward
contestant says that the vote Of said
ward should not be thus counted and
given TO coutcstee, because contestant
says that no legal and lawful return of
said election was ever made by the Off
GERS of said election in charge of the
polls at said ward; that the pretended